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1971 ABA All-Star Game

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The fourth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 23, 1971 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina before an audience at 14,407. Al Bianchi of the Virginia Squires coached the East, with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars coached the West.

Results

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Rick Barry scored four points in the final 49 seconds as the East overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit.[1] Mel Daniels of the Indiana Pacers was named MVP after scoring 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
West 29 40 28 25 122
East 33 26 33 34 126

Western Conference

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST PTS
Mel Daniels, IND 30 12 19 0 0 5 7 13 3 29
Roger Brown, IND 28 3 11 0 2 6 8 3 3 12
Donnie Freeman, TEX 27 6 12 0 0 5 8 7 3 17
Jimmy Jones, MMP 27 3 5 0 1 7 9 0 4 13
Zelmo Beaty, UTS 27 5 11 0 0 2 3 8 3 12
Bob Netolicky, IND 22 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 1 6
Steve Jones, MMP 21 4 9 0 0 1 1 3 0 9
Wendell Ladner, MMP 20 6 11 0 0 0 0 7 0 12
Glen Combs, UTS 17 1 7 0 2 0 2 1 2 2
Red Robbins, UTS 14 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Julius Keye, DNR 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
Ron Boone, UTS 4 2 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 6
Totals 240 47 100 0 5 28 43 54 20 122

Eastern Conference

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Player, Team MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST PTS
Dan Issel, KEN 34 8 15 0 0 5 8 11 0 21
Joe Caldwell, CAR 32 10 19 0 0 1 3 8 3 21
John Brisker, PTC 27 5 19 0 1 5 7 17 1 15
Bill Melchionni, NYN 24 5 10 0 0 2 3 1 4 12
Cincinnatus Powell, KEN 21 4 6 0 0 3 3 10 0 11
Charlie Scott, VIR 21 2 6 0 0 3 6 2 3 7
Mack Calvin, FLO 20 2 7 1 2 3 7 4 4 8
Larry Jones, FLO 18 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 6
Rick Barry, NYN 17 4 6 0 0 6 6 2 2 14
Mike Lewis, PTC 14 3 7 0 0 1 1 5 1 7
George Carter, VIR 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Neil Johnson, VIR 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 240 47 104 1 3 31 48 65 19 126
  • Halftime — West, 69–59
  • Third Quarter — West, 97–92
  • Officials: Norm Drucker and Joe Gushue
  • Attendance: 14,407

References

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  1. ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 240. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
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